MIT Anime Club Showing #577 Friday 06 March 2009 Spring Showing #5 Note: this showing is in room 6-120 at 7:00PM 7:10 School Rumble 19-20 8:00 Pizza token sales (for the first 5 minutes) 8:10 School Rumble 21-22 9:00 Intermission 9:20 Rideback 1-4 11:00 Short Intermission 11:05 Afro Samurai 2-4 *********************************************************************** Contents: Open Officer Positions Membership Pizza Library Silence Programme ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Spring Showing #5 We continue on our ever persistent march toward spring break. Our only bit of light in the world is the knowledge that every week the anime will provide easy access to some of the best anime around. That being said, same story this week. We have a new sampler though so even if you don't like the other stuff that should be fun. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Officer Positions Help make the club better! For the next month or so we will be looking to fill the positions which remain after elections. The one elected position which remains is: - Secretary To hold these positions, you must be an MIT student (undergraduate or graduate). In addition, there are a number of important appointed offices (industrial liaison(s), acquisitions, communications), along with many voluntary positions that help keep the club running, keep the showings happening, and keep the library functioning. Please send a note to anime-inquiry to register your interest in running for office, and talk to the club officers about what it's like to be an officer. We have a page describing the election procedure here: http://web.mit.edu/anime/www/elections.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Membership Did your club membership expire in January? Renew now for continued library checkouts and other membership privileges. Or start a new membership for the term, the year, or a longer period. Ask for a form at the showing or print it in advance from our web site at: http://web.mit.edu/anime/register/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pizza We'll be using the same token-based pizza sales system we have been using for awhile: we'll sell tokens two episodes before intermission that you can exchange for slices during intermission. This week's pizza options are: $1.50 Plain cheese $2.00 Pepperoni $2.00 Hawaiian (ham + pineapple) (this week's feature flavor) Future weeks will feature: - Hamburger - Sausage - Grilled Chicken - Hawaiian (ham + pineapple) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pizza Ordering Procedure To bring you a more reliable pizza experience, we're going to be taking orders using a new procedure. Instead of taking a poll on the blackboard and then selling slices for cash, we'll sell tokens early in the evening which can be exchanged for slices during intermission. If there are extra slices, we'll sell tokens for them at intermission, but advance orders will get priority. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Library We still have the newish sampler from before. These are fall series some of which we've played already. As always these are not intended to be playable in stand-alone DVD players: they're intended for computers, like our CD-Rs, but have a higher capacity. This week's sampler will contain: Kyou no 5 no 2 1 Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka 1-2 Toaru Majutsu no Index 1 Macademi WAsshoi 1 Shikabanehime Aka 1 Chaos Head 1 Earl and Fairy 1 Hyakko 1 Toradora 1-2 Casshern SINS 1 Tales of the Abyss 1-2 Ga-Rei-Zero 1 Yozakura Quartet 1 Kemeko DX 1 Vampire Knight Guilty 1 You can request one of these DVD+RWs in the normal way, but since we need to burn them in advance, supplies will be limited for requests made at the last minute. The discs are counted separately from the other limits on borrowing, but you should only ever have one out at once (we won't keep old ones circulating, since we want to reuse the discs). Look forward to a new sampler CD with winter shows soon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Silence If you talk you'll be hearing from a private detective friend of ours. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Programme 7:10 School Rumble 15-18 High school student Tenma Tsukamoto is a happy but not-too-bright girl with a big crush on class wierdo Oji Karasuma. Kenji Harima is a not-too-bright delinquent boy with a big crush on Tenma. This inept love triangle anchors a large ensemble cast and a litany of misunderstandings, sight gags, and other ridiculous antics in this high school comedy. *Thanks to Funimation for permission to show this series* 9:20 Rideback 1-4 In a future world where an organization called the GGP has taken control of the world, Rin Ogata was a promising up-and-comming ballet dancer, but suffered a serious injury and decided to quit. Years later in college she comes across a club building and soon finds herself intrigued by a transforming motorcycle like vehicle called a Rideback. She soon finds that her unique ballet skills with balance and finesse make her a born natural on a Rideback. *Blurb Borrowed from Anime News Network* 11:05 Afro Samurai 1-2 Caution: This show isn't as bad as Mnemosyne as far as graphic depictions of sex and violence but it's not what I'd show my young niece. Be warned. Afro Samurai is somewhat different because it was produced by a Japanese studio in English for American audiences. That being said, it's pretty good. Even better if you're a fan of Samuel L. Jackson. It fits the classic samurai mold pretty well. A young warrior out for revenge. Trying to make his way in a soulless world. The twist is that it has lots of hip-hop influence which is reminiscent of Samurai Champloo. The show will keep you on the edge of your seat and make you laugh at the same time. *Thanks Funimation for permission to show this title* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (This showing is made possible in part with funding from Finboard and the Undergraduate Association of MIT.) You have received this message because you are on the MIT Anime Club's email list for showing announcements. For a change in your subscription, please send mail to anime-inquiry at mit.edu.